It is with great pleasure that we are bringing back the Notinhalloffame MLB Regular Cup, and let us explain how this works:
For every regular-season game, we anointed the best five players with descending points, 5-4-3-2-1.
We knew the following:
- The top players for the MLB NIHOF Cup are not always the best in the league, as injuries keep players out of games, and a premium on staying healthy can help pile up points. It also does not hurt to be a top player on an average or mediocre team, as they can amass Cup points easier than elite players on loaded squads.
- In Baseball, it is more common than in Basketball and Hockey for a player to accrue points with a single Home Run in a game, which favors position players. Starting Pitchers have a hard time with approximately 30-35 Starts and throwing fewer innings than in previous generations. This is also true for closers, which are not made for this process.
- Please remember, that this is NOT necessarily who we think were the best players this year, and does not reflect overall consistency. Treat this the way did, as a fun process and more of a compilation of temporary statistical domination.
Here is the current top ten after games concluded on April 6.
1. Kyle Tucker, Chicago Cubs: 21 Cup Points in 12 Games. 1.0 bWAR, 13 Runs, 15 Hits, 5 Home Runs, 15 Runs Batted In, .319/.458/.745 Slash Line, 1.202 OPS & 233 OPS+.
2. Pete Alonso, New York Mets: 19 Cup Points in 9 Games. 0.5 bWAR, 6 Runs, 9 Hits, 3 Home Runs, 11 Runs Batted In, .290/.421/.645 Slash Line, 1.066 OPS & 199 OPS+
3. Teoscar Hernandez, Los Angeles Dodgers: 18 Cup Points in 11 Games. 0.7 bWAR, 7 Runs, 11 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 13 Runs Batted In, .268/.311/.634 Slash Line, 0.945 OPS & 163 OPS+
4. Aaron Judge, New York Yankees: 17 Cup Points in 11 Games. 0.8 bWAR, 14 Runs, 12 Hits, 6 Home Runs, 17 Runs Batted In, .324/.419/.892 Slash Line, 1.310 OPS & 256 OPS+.
6. Eugenio Suarez, Arizona Diamondbacks: 16 Cup Points in 10 Games. 0.4 bWAR, 7 Runs, 6 Hits, 5 Home Runs, 11 Runs Batted In, .176/.317/.647 Slash Line, 0.964 OPS & 162 OPS+.
6. Logan O’Hoppe, Los Angeles Angels: 16 Cup Points in 7 Games. 0.5 bWAR, 5 Runs, 10 Hits, 5 Home Runs, 9 Runs Batted In, .345/.367/.862 Slash Line, 1.229 OPS & 229 OPS+.
6. Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants: 16 Cup Points in 9 Games. 0.7 bWAR, 5 Runs, 9 Hits, 2 Home Runs, 8 Runs Batted In, .281/.410/.531 Slash Line, 0.942 OPS & 166 OPS+.
9. Tyler Soderstrom, The Athletics: 15 Cup Points in 10 Games. 0.7 bWAR, 7 Runs, 14 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 8 Runs Batted In, .359/.405/.718 Slash Line, 1.123 OPS & 213 OPS+.
9. Alex Bregman, Boston Red Sox: 15 Cup Points in 10 Games. 0.5 bWAR, 7 Runs, 15 Hits, 2 Home Runs, 10 Runs Batted In, .341/.383/.591 Slash Line, 0.974 OPS & 174 OPS+.
9. Jackson Merrill, San Diego Padres: 15 Cup Points in 10 Games. 0.6 bWAR, 7 Runs, 14 Hits, 3 Home Runs, 10 Runs Batted In, .378/.415/.676 Slash Line, 1.090 OPS & 202 OPS+.
9. Wilmer Floers, San Francisco Giants: 15 Cup Points in 9 Games. 0.3 bWAR, 5 Runs, 9 Hits, 4 Home Runs, 12 Runs Batted In, .273/.314/.636 Slash Line, 0.953 OPS & 163 OPS+.
9. Lars Nootbar, St. Louis Cardinals: 15 Cup Points in 10 Games. 0.6 bWAR, 10 Runs, 13 Hits, 2 Home Runs, 6 Runs Batted In, .333/.435/.513 Slash Line, 0.948 OPS & 167 OPS+.
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